The following excerpt is from Allen v. Stanislaus Cnty., Case No.: 1:13-cv-00012-DAD-SAB (PC) (E.D. Cal. 2017):
To impose liability on a local governmental entity, a plaintiff must establish: (1) that he possessed a constitutional right of which he was deprived; (2) that the municipality had a policy; (3) that this policy "amounts to deliberate indifference" to the plaintiff's constitutional right; and (4) that the policy is the "moving force behind the constitutional violation." City of Canton, 489 U.S. at 389-91; see also Castro v. County of Los Angeles, 833 F.3d at 1073-74.
The above passage should not be considered legal advice. Reliable answers to complex legal questions require comprehensive research memos. To learn more visit www.alexi.com.